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Designing Resilient Spring Boot Services

A practical look at service boundaries, validation, failure handling, and observability, covering everyday decisions that make Spring Boot services easier to maintain and operate.

Spring Boot Java Resilience

Algorithms & Data StructuresUpdated Aug 10, 2026

MySQL Indexes: From a Slow Query to a Better B+ Tree

Tracing a slow query through execution plans, composite indexes, and access patterns, with a look at the write and storage costs behind faster reads.

MySQL Indexing Performance

Software EngineeringUpdated Aug 2, 2026

Redis Caching Without Surprises

Notes on cache-aside, expiration, hot keys, and invalidation, with practical considerations for keeping cached data useful as the underlying data changes.

Redis Caching Architecture

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Shipping a Feature Across Next.js and Spring Boot

A practical walkthrough of taking a feature from Next.js UI states to a Spring Boot API, validation, persistence, and deployment in small working steps.

Spring-Boot TypeScript

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 15, 2026

A Calm Docker Compose Setup for Local Development

Organizing application services, health checks, environment variables, and local MySQL and Redis dependencies into a repeatable Docker Compose setup without unnecessary complexity.

Docker MySQL Redis